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Overview
Vapi provides an infrastructure platform to build and deploy enterprise-grade voice AI agents. Developers use flexible APIs and an SDK to create, test, and deploy voice agents for inbound and outbound calls, using a mix of STT, LLMs, and TTS from integrated or third-party providers to deliver low-latency conversations. Clients can bring their own API keys or use Vapi's models, giving control over cost and performance across industries like healthcare, finance, and travel, from startups to Fortune 500s. The goal is to simplify building scalable voice operations and enable rapid deployment of AI-powered call workflows, with a usage-based pricing model per minute plus telephony and AI costs, differentiating itself through a developer-centric approach and provider-agnostic orchestration.
About Vapi
Industries
Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software
AI & Machine Learning
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$70.1M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2021
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Enterprise governance features can unlock regulated accounts in healthcare and finance.
- Over 2.7 million created agents and 1 billion calls provide strong product-leverage.
- Startup templates and migration tools can convert experimentation into recurring workloads.
What critics are saying
- OpenAI, Deepgram, and ElevenLabs dependencies directly hit margins and latency.
- Twilio and Salesforce bundle voice AI into existing enterprise procurement channels.
- A single outage across billion-call scale can permanently damage enterprise trust.
What makes Vapi unique
- Developer-first voice AI infrastructure for deploying agents in minutes.
- Supports BYO OpenAI, Deepgram, ElevenLabs, and custom telephony providers.
- Amazon Ring routed 100% of inbound calls through Vapi after 40-vendor evaluation.
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Funding
Total Funding
$70.1M
Above
Industry Average
Funded Over
3 Rounds
Bessemer Venture Partners
Kleiner Perkins
Y CombinatorIndustry standards
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Company News
Read AGI is here. Why am I still on hold? on the Vapi blog
Vapi, which helps businesses deploy AI-powered voice agents, raised a $20M Series A from Bessemer, Y Combinator, and others, a source says at a $130M valuation (Kritika lamba/reuters).
Vapi, a developer platform for deploying Voice AI agents, has raised $20 million in Series A funding.
Helping enterprises over this challenge, Vapi, a leading developer platform for deploying Voice AI agents, announced today that it has raised $20 million in Series A funding, led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Abstract Ventures, AI Grant, Y Combinator, Saga Ventures, and Michael Ovitz.
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About Vapi
Industries
Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software
AI & Machine Learning
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$70.1M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2021
Vapi is Hiring for 23 Jobs on Simplify!
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